PACIFIC OVERTURES

written by John Weidman
directed by Gary Gisseiman
music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
music director: Anita Ruth

The encounter between American gunboat diplomacy and Japan's determined isolationism in the 1850's set off a whirlwind of world-changing events in a revealing clash of cultures. Sondheim's unsurpassed mastery of the American music mixed with the theatrical techniques of Japan create a rich and thought provoking view of our world.